diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 201186c..638d277 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -7,16 +7,42 @@ import (
 	"image/jpeg"
 	"image/png"
 	"io"
+	"log"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/disintegration/imaging"
 )
 
 const currentVersion = "0.01"
 
-func main() {
+type resultPrinter struct {
+	batchTotal   int
+	count        int
+	lastFilename string
+	ch           chan string
+}
 
+func (rp *resultPrinter) Reset(batchSize int) {
+	rp.batchTotal = batchSize
+	rp.count = 0
+	rp.lastFilename = ""
+	fmt.Print("\033[s")
+}
+
+func (rp *resultPrinter) Run() {
+	for last := range rp.ch {
+		rp.count++
+		rp.lastFilename = last
+		fmt.Print("\033[u\033[K") // restore the cursor position and clear the line
+		fmt.Printf("processing %5d/%5d - %s", rp.count, rp.batchTotal, rp.lastFilename)
+	}
+}
+
+func main() {
+	t0 := time.Now()
 	filenamePtr := flag.String("filename", "", "filename to open")
 	tileSizePtr := flag.Int("tile-size", 256, "tile size, in pixels")
 	concurrencyPtr := flag.Int("concurrency", 5, "how many tiles to generate concurrently (threads)")
@@ -36,7 +62,7 @@ func main() {
 		return
 	}
 
-	fmt.Println("opening file:", *filenamePtr)
+	log.Println("opening file:", *filenamePtr)
 	src, err := imaging.Open(*filenamePtr)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println("Error: Could not open file:", err)
@@ -61,51 +87,88 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	z := max_zoom
-	fmt.Println("maximum zoom level is", max_zoom)
+	log.Println("maximum zoom level is", max_zoom)
 
 	concurrency := *concurrencyPtr
-	sem := make(chan bool, concurrency)
 
-	fmt.Println("starting tiling with concurrency of", concurrency)
+	log.Println("starting tiling with concurrency of", concurrency)
+
+	results := make(chan string)
+	rp := resultPrinter{
+		batchTotal:   0,
+		count:        0,
+		lastFilename: "",
+		ch:           results,
+	}
+
+	// start the tileWorkers
+	jobs := make(chan tileJob)
+	for i := 0; i < concurrency; i++ {
+		go tileWorker(jobs, results)
+	}
+
+	go func() {
+		rp.Run()
+	}()
 
 	// outer loop for zoom
 	for {
+
 		if z == max_zoom {
 			// do nothing
 		} else {
 			// halve image size
+			log.Print("resizing for next zoom level")
 			src = imaging.Resize(src, size.X/2, 0, imaging.NearestNeighbor)
 			// recalculate size
 			size = src.Bounds().Max
 		}
 
-		fmt.Print(fmt.Sprintf("zoom level: %d (%d x %d)\n", z, size.X, size.Y))
+		log.Printf("zoom level: %d (%d x %d)\n", z, size.X, size.Y)
 
-		for y := 0; y < (size.Y / tile_size_y); y++ {
-			for x := 0; x < (size.X / tile_size_x); x++ {
-				sem <- true
-				go tile(*baseName, *pathTemplate, *outFormat, src, z, x, y, tile_size_x, tile_size_y, sem)
+		yTiles := (size.Y / tile_size_y)
+		xTiles := (size.X / tile_size_x)
+		tilesToRender := xTiles * yTiles
+
+		rp.Reset(tilesToRender)
+
+		wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
+		wg.Add(tilesToRender)
+
+		for y := 0; y < yTiles; y++ {
+			for x := 0; x < xTiles; x++ {
+				jobs <- tileJob{
+					baseName:     *baseName,
+					pathTemplate: *pathTemplate,
+					format:       *outFormat,
+					src:          src,
+					zoom:         z,
+					x:            x,
+					y:            y,
+					tileSizeX:    tile_size_x,
+					tileSizeY:    tile_size_y,
+					wg:           &wg,
+				}
 			}
 
 		}
-
+		wg.Wait() // wait for all tiles to be generated for this zoom level
 		z--
 		if z < 0 {
 			break
 		}
-	}
 
-	// drain at the end of each zoom level
-	// since we are about to modify the source image in memory
-	for i := 0; i < cap(sem); i++ {
-		sem <- true
+		// let the last progress be printed out
+		// yes I know this is ugly :-)
+		time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * 10)
+		fmt.Print("\033[u\033[K") // restore the cursor position and clear the line
 	}
+	close(results)
+	log.Printf("done in %.2f", time.Since(t0).Seconds())
 
-	fmt.Println("done")
 }
 
 func createPathAndFile(fn string) (io.WriteCloser, error) {
-
 	dir, _ := filepath.Split(fn)
 	err := os.MkdirAll(dir, 0777)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -116,25 +179,40 @@ func createPathAndFile(fn string) (io.WriteCloser, error) {
 	return writer, err
 }
 
-func tile(basename string, pathTemplate string, format string, src image.Image, z, x, y int, tile_size_x, tile_size_y int, sem chan bool) {
-	defer func() { <-sem }()
-	output_filename := fmt.Sprintf(pathTemplate, basename, z, x, y, format)
-	cropped := imaging.Crop(src, image.Rect(tile_size_x*x, tile_size_y*y, tile_size_x*x+tile_size_x, tile_size_y*y+tile_size_y))
-
-	fmt.Printf("writing to %s\n", output_filename)
-	writer, err := createPathAndFile(output_filename)
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-	if format == "png" {
-		err = png.Encode(writer, cropped)
-	} else if format == "jpg" {
-		err = jpeg.Encode(writer, cropped, &jpeg.Options{
-			Quality: 40,
-		})
-	}
-	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Println(err)
-	}
-	writer.Close()
+type tileJob struct {
+	baseName     string
+	pathTemplate string
+	format       string
+	src          image.Image
+	zoom         int
+	x, y         int
+	tileSizeX    int
+	tileSizeY    int
+	wg           *sync.WaitGroup
+}
+
+func tileWorker(jobs <-chan tileJob, results chan<- string) {
+	for j := range jobs {
+		output_filename := fmt.Sprintf(j.pathTemplate, j.baseName, j.zoom, j.x, j.y, j.format)
+		cropped := imaging.Crop(j.src, image.Rect(j.tileSizeX*j.x, j.tileSizeY*j.y, j.tileSizeX*j.x+j.tileSizeX, j.tileSizeY*j.y+j.tileSizeY))
+
+		// log.Printf("writing to %s", output_filename)
+		writer, err := createPathAndFile(output_filename)
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+		if j.format == "png" {
+			err = png.Encode(writer, cropped)
+		} else if j.format == "jpg" {
+			err = jpeg.Encode(writer, cropped, &jpeg.Options{
+				Quality: 40,
+			})
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+		writer.Close()
+		results <- output_filename
+		j.wg.Done()
+	}
 }